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FULL A - Z Oracle Function Library (formerly named "Morgan's Library")
![]() Term: NVL
Definition: NVL(expression 1, expression 2) If 'expression 1' is NULL, it returns 'expression 2', else it returns 'expression 1'. The data type of the return output is same as that of 'expression 1'. If it is a character data type, then the second expression is also type casted to character type. If it is a number, then the second argument is type casted to the datatype which has higher numeric precedence. Example Usage: DECLARE If there is a mismatch in the type of the first argument and second argument, the following error is returned: DECLARE Related Links:
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